Doctor Who

The television show Doctor Who is an ancient one at best, one my grandmother used to watch when she was younger. Yes it is that old, but luckily it is split into two parts, and for the sake of this post becoming a monster, I think I will stick to the current series of Doctor Who. Sorry Classic Who, you are just 18 seasons to long for me today. Now Doctor Who has had it day in the sun twice now, and it is a reoccurring beauty that should never be forgot. Currently there are only 7 seasons posted to Netflix with an 8th in the making over on BBC. The show is something that you must watch at least once in your life.

Now WHY you must see it at least once in your life.

EVERYONE KNOWS DOCTOR WHO (or has at least heard of it)

There are the good old television shows that your grandparents watched, and that you have only heard of because why do you want to watch something in blank and white or with a grainy filter? The beauty of Doctor Who is that it connects you to the past without you really having to go back and watch the first 18 seasons before it was cancelled in the 60's.



Oh yes it is brilliant David Tennant who is playing the 10th Doctor. Absolutely brilliant. Because now instead of having to be stuck in a room sitting in awkward silence with your grandparents, you now have something to talk about. Common ground some would say.

ALIEN'S, TIME MACHINES, ADVENTURE, oh my!--
Doctor who basically the story of a mad man with a blue box. Though there are some other bits thrown in to make the story a bit more flavorful. The fact that The Doctor is an alien was a bit surprising to me when I first watched, I thought he was a supernatural entity when I first going to watch it. Woops. The Doctor is from Gallifrey, the planet of the Timelords that was destroyed by an evil genocide happy race of aliens known as the Daleks. They look funny, but don't let the plunger fool you. They are terrifying.

Also as mentioned before, The Doctor is a Timelord. This basically means that if you see a giant blue police box you better be sprinting towards it because you are about to have an adventure of your life. The T.A.R.D.I.S (Time And Relative Dimensions In Space) is an old fashioned blue police box used to hold criminals while people waited on the cops. That's definetly not the case here, locking up a criminal would be a big NO-NO on this space craft. Also the Doctor would probably come after with his Sonic Screwdriver, the nastiest of all workmen tools.





Different Lead Actors --

Doctor Who may seem off putting once you figure out that the Doctor (who the main dude of the show) doesn't stick around for more than 1-3ish seasons. The back story of the Doctor is that he can regenerate, he's a timelord for pete's sake. Because of this it is hard to get attached, or to actually stay interested once you favorite doctor has passed. The Doctor can only regenerate all of 13 times, and currently we are up to numero 12.

But that's not actually all that bad, it's not that the actors get progressively worse, or that the story line begins to tank. Actually its the opposite, with each new Doctor are you given a new story line and the chance to fall in love with the main character all over again. It is a great topsy tervy roller coaster that you never want to leave.

You have the Ninth Doctor = Christopher Eccleston
             This was when you first meet the doctor, and this is when you are first introduced to the hilarity and randomness that is Doctor Who. Eccleston is brilliant and brings back the title of Doctor Who. He only lasts for a season, but what a great and remarkable season it is.




You have the Tenth Doctor (and my personal favorite) - David Tennant
     Tennant literally became an actor with the hopes of the Doctor Who series being revived when he was older. He aspired to play the doctor, and to me, he is everything that the doctor is and always will be. Tennant was born for this role and he brings a quirky and fun character versus Ecclestons darker and war hardened doctor. The possible romance between him and companion Rose Tyler also likened many to him. He was an adorable puppy that physically hurts to watch when in pain.




You also have the Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
      This man. This man is so... Dear lord oh my. Matt Smith is hilarious, his arch and his love for his T.A.R.D.I.S (read: baby) is so beautiful and pure you may weep wishing you had a relationship so perfect. To his fans, Matt is known as the Drunken Giraffe, and the iconic moment he put on a fez will live forever in infamy. Matt is the doctor on crack, and it is one of the greatest things to watch transpire.

Matt's doctor will forever be the doctor that will have us laughing as we snot ourselves to death from the way to soon loss of the 10th Doctor.




You have to watch it. Seriously you will not regret a single moment of it. The story, the characters.. Everything. Hell, maybe by the end of you you'll decide to undertake the monster that is Classic Who.